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Mutagenic activity detected by the Ames test in river water under the influence of petrochemical industries.
Mutation research - 1 Sept 1993
Vargas V M, Motta V E, Henriques J A
Abstract excerpt
The present study was carried out on the waters of the Caí River (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) in an area under the influence of a petrochemical industrial complex, as the continuation of a study in which the mutagenic activity of water samples was evaluated in the internal area of this complex. In the previous study, the release of inducing substances was detected, revealing the need for a full analysis of the...
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